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alec's education agenda includes online schooling as well. take a careful look, and you'll find the profit motive there, too. >> what you see is, corporations that have a direct benefit, whose bottom line directly benefits from these bills, voting on these bills in the alec task force and so corporations like connections academy and corporations like k12 have a direct financial interest in advancing this agenda. >> those corporations -- connections academy and k-12, which specialize in online education, can profit handsomely from laws that direct taxpayer money toward businesses like theirs. in 2011 both sat on alec's education task force, but the two companies didn't just approve the model bill, they helped craft it. the proof is in one of alec's own documents and there's more to the story. >>> thank you mr. speaker -- house bill 1030 has to do with the establishment of virtual public schools. >> last year an online schooling bill based on the alec model turned up in another state where alec has a powerful influence, tennessee. it was introd
alec's education agenda includes online schooling as well. take a careful look, and you'll find the profit motive there, too. >> what you see is, corporations that have a direct benefit, whose bottom line directly benefits from these bills, voting on these bills in the alec task force and so corporations like connections academy and corporations like k12 have a direct financial interest in advancing this agenda. >> those corporations -- connections academy and k-12, which specialize...
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. >> i was in education in new york state. they have a pretty good retirement program. which i had, of course. so i had a good retirement, social security, compensation check from the veterans, a small one. so i was pretty well set financially to take care of myself. >> sreenivasan: then the couple suffered a string of devastating medical problems. georgia was the first to have to live full time at the nursing home but she fought it tooth and nail. >> i really had a breakdown when they told me i was staying. my heart was set on getting better. i tried and tried and tried. one day we had a meeting with, you know, everyone that was involved. they convinced me that i was number one it was very hard to take, i would never walk again. i can't even stand up completely. >> sreenivasan: their daughter mary ellen became their primary caregiver. she remembers well the stress she was under when a series of serious medical conditions nearly took her dad down. >> there were countless trips in and out of johns hopkins. while i'm taking care of him i'm also still taking my mom to and
. >> i was in education in new york state. they have a pretty good retirement program. which i had, of course. so i had a good retirement, social security, compensation check from the veterans, a small one. so i was pretty well set financially to take care of myself. >> sreenivasan: then the couple suffered a string of devastating medical problems. georgia was the first to have to live full time at the nursing home but she fought it tooth and nail. >> i really had a breakdown...
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the biggest one for me is education, obviously, because i'm on the school board, and i feel he's not paying near as much attention as he should to the educational system. >> what comfort cares about has >> reporter: what comfort cares about has instead been drowned out by the campaigns selling competing visions to iowans. the differing philosophies on job creation, the economy, and the role of government are clashing in newton, iowa. this is the birthplace of the washing machine, where maytag made its home for decades. in 2007, it became the town maytag left behind, when it closed its headquarters, moved operations to mexico. newton lost about 1,800 jobs and millions from its local economy. >> our main focus for newton right now is... is getting people back to work as well as jasper county. so, i mean, our focus is... is employment. >> reporter: chaz allen has been mayor here for nine years, we caught up with him after a charity motorcycle ride. he says two companies have moved into newton, building windmill towers and turbines and employing almost 1,000 people. allen's support is sq
the biggest one for me is education, obviously, because i'm on the school board, and i feel he's not paying near as much attention as he should to the educational system. >> what comfort cares about has >> reporter: what comfort cares about has instead been drowned out by the campaigns selling competing visions to iowans. the differing philosophies on job creation, the economy, and the role of government are clashing in newton, iowa. this is the birthplace of the washing machine,...
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hiring that is concentrated, most recently in education and healthcare. a little bit of positive news coming from construction. but in a lot of the business services and goods-producing industries and manufacturing, things look pretty soft at this moment. >> reporter: in addition, 2,000 temporary jobs were cut, which is often looked at as a barameter of future employment. but, the average work week rose to 34-and a half hours... and employers typically boost the workload of existing staff.. before taking on new workers. with all these cross-currents, the employment situation may be but the bottom line seems to be that the economy is improving, but not nearly as quickly as most people would like. >> we lost so many jobs during the great recession, that we are slowly clawing our way out of that hole.. but still at a pretty slow pace." >> reporter: the government's next jobs report will come out just 4 days before the presidential election. by then, many voters will have made up their minds. so, the impact of today's data may be more political.. than economi
hiring that is concentrated, most recently in education and healthcare. a little bit of positive news coming from construction. but in a lot of the business services and goods-producing industries and manufacturing, things look pretty soft at this moment. >> reporter: in addition, 2,000 temporary jobs were cut, which is often looked at as a barameter of future employment. but, the average work week rose to 34-and a half hours... and employers typically boost the workload of existing...
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so then we go out and do the education with the shopping malls and shopping centers so we get people to be visible at the time where there's more a likelihood they open up an opportunity. you can still impact the crimes of opportunity. >> i guess what i'm worried about is people are going to go to these places and these plans of opportunity but obviously if they know there's police there they're going to relocate or display -- what i'm worried about is not that crime displacement. >> what we mean is san jose does a great job of impacting it's burglary issue. does that simply mean that people have fled around san jose? there will be some of that but it's not a one for one trade. you're still going to reduce it taking place. especially the crimes of opportunity. >>> what about the more serious crimes? well, this effects all the murder and homicide investigation and -- >> if there's enough data, if it's happening enough then hopefully it's not happening. generating, but if it's happening enough to start to predict -- started to look at other crimes and property crimes, there's a predict
so then we go out and do the education with the shopping malls and shopping centers so we get people to be visible at the time where there's more a likelihood they open up an opportunity. you can still impact the crimes of opportunity. >> i guess what i'm worried about is people are going to go to these places and these plans of opportunity but obviously if they know there's police there they're going to relocate or display -- what i'm worried about is not that crime displacement....
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kwame holman introduces some special debate teaching tools. >> holman: working with educators around the country, newshour extra, our site for students and teachers, has put together resources to help young viewers learn about the history and evolution of debates, and feel more connected to the democratic process. find those links on the rundown. and headhunter nick corcodilos answers your job search questions, including how to approach a full career change. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll be joined by mark shields and david brooks for our debate preview. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and tomorrow night for our live presidential debate coverage. our own jim lehrer is moderator, and you can join me and gwen for our special, beginning at 9:00 p.m. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: intel. sponsors of tomrorow. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economi
kwame holman introduces some special debate teaching tools. >> holman: working with educators around the country, newshour extra, our site for students and teachers, has put together resources to help young viewers learn about the history and evolution of debates, and feel more connected to the democratic process. find those links on the rundown. and headhunter nick corcodilos answers your job search questions, including how to approach a full career change. all that and more is on our...
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and it's a sad story that we haven't adjusted, or we don't create an educational system that really signals to students and provides them incentives and information that this is where the jobs are. >> reporter: but thrillist and zocdoc aren't giving up, doing all they can to attract workers and make them feel at home. erika miller, nbr, new york. >> tom: tomorrow on nbr, we'll continue our job retraining coverage with a look at goodwill industries. it's the nation's largest non- profit dedicated to training workers and finding them jobs. and speaking of jobs, tomorrow, the government's monthly jobs report is out-- what it could mean for investors and the presidential election. >> susie: healthy food may soon be coming to a corner near you. two former mcdonald's executives launched lyfe kitchen last year in palo alto, california. now, they plan to take the restaurant and "it's good for you" menu nationwide. diane eastabrook has more. >> reporter: lyfe kitchen opened in the heart of silicon valley a year ago. lyfe, an acronym for "love your food everyday," serves up burgers, fish tacos, break
and it's a sad story that we haven't adjusted, or we don't create an educational system that really signals to students and provides them incentives and information that this is where the jobs are. >> reporter: but thrillist and zocdoc aren't giving up, doing all they can to attract workers and make them feel at home. erika miller, nbr, new york. >> tom: tomorrow on nbr, we'll continue our job retraining coverage with a look at goodwill industries. it's the nation's largest non-...
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broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the power of music to touch hearts and change the world. the program features four artists, and includes interviews and live performances. it airs tonight on pbs. find a link to "sounds tracks" and much more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the presidential candidates on foreign policy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown.
broadcast around the continent, "shuga" is a drama that provides aids education and broaches taboo subjects. we talk to an aids activist about its impact. on "art beat, we look at the national storytelling festival. it began 40 years ago in the appalachian town of jonesborough, tennessee, and now is one of the largest annual gatherings of storytellers in the country. and a program note-- "sound tracks: music without borders"-- offers behind-the-scenes stories about the...
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why is education and finland -- wise education in finland so successful? what is the real answer? >> it is very much appreciated. >> appreciated? by the general public? >> by the general public and as a means to have a decent life. >> so, you are not so much concerned, i gather if i am hearing you correctly, not so much with scores and statistics, but more as a total human being? >> yes. that is the point. we do not use any standardized tests. >> would you say that again out loud? >> we do not use any standardized tests in finland. actually, we have won a standardized test. which is the examination after secondary school. >> towards the end of their time at secondary schools? >> yes. >> i gather tests are not important. rankings are not important. no? rankings are not important. i gather competition is not important. the school system? >> no. no again. if you would like to make a comparison, the differences between schools is a modest one in finland. so, we come to think that every school last to be a quality school with quality teachers. it will be the nearest one. the difference
why is education and finland -- wise education in finland so successful? what is the real answer? >> it is very much appreciated. >> appreciated? by the general public? >> by the general public and as a means to have a decent life. >> so, you are not so much concerned, i gather if i am hearing you correctly, not so much with scores and statistics, but more as a total human being? >> yes. that is the point. we do not use any standardized tests. >> would you...
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i'm a strong believer in public education and for our education system t. does need properly funded. given, that it's surprising the district is deliberately walking away from state money by not ed keg transitional kindergarten children. the number of children who were in the mix in january were 400. that number today dropped to 190. a very rough calculation said a district lost over a million in state funning. just a.d.a. doesn't take into account english language learner funds or extra funding that come when's you enroll 200 children. that number might increase any more. district is asking for funds from the city. i'm not about to say the city shouldn't do that because i think the district needs the funds. i did want to point ut back drop is the district has for some reason chosen not to educate children and chosen to walk away from money at the same time. it's shocking to me they would be standing here asking for money with this cavalier disregard for both educating children and funds they could be getting from the state of california if they chose to ed
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we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and talking about these important issues for the latino community. what is interesting, we've seen such a rise of conservative hispanics such as senator marco rubio and so many of these that have come out really that even for them they have been able to talk about the message of why it's important to get involved and why it's important for hispanics to vote. we are seeing it in florida where you are going to see i think a lot more active hispanics going out to vote. it's interesting to see how california and texas are just not going down that direction. although we have senatorial candida
we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and...
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in education and they're very interested in this issue. you'll probably hear from us at some point. but i just wanted to bring up for a second the accessibility of these programs because having more doesn't really mean figure if they're not accessible. at my school you have to pay $60 for. so, if you want to take an internet or credit course, you're told you have to pay $60. * anything i'm sure there is a service that lets low-income youth do this without pay. i'm not sure if someone in the school district can do that. a lot of it has to be done with outreach to parents and students to tell them they don't necessarily have to pay a huge amount of money to make up their credits because public education is supposed to be free. thank you. >> thank you. actually, commissioner, did you have a question? >> mr. armentraut, can we get follow-up on that? this is the first time i've heard students had to pay to receive credit recovery course. >> we'll make sure we follow-up. next speaker, please. >>> hello, my name is brenda barrels and i have like
in education and they're very interested in this issue. you'll probably hear from us at some point. but i just wanted to bring up for a second the accessibility of these programs because having more doesn't really mean figure if they're not accessible. at my school you have to pay $60 for. so, if you want to take an internet or credit course, you're told you have to pay $60. * anything i'm sure there is a service that lets low-income youth do this without pay. i'm not sure if someone in the...
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presentations to the board of education superintendent report. superintendent carranza your thoughts for the evening. >> great thank you president yee. ladies and gentlemen and all of our parents listening at home. i wish you a good evening. thank you for being here in the board room. just a few thoughts to share with you. we are coming upon a very special election in the next few weeks and people will have an opportunity to vote and as you're deciding on candidates and ballot measures to vote for i would like to draw your attention to proposition 30 and 38. with the understanding that if these prop propositions pass they have significant impact on funding. if neither one passes financial resources will be greatly diminished for schools in california and specifically here in san francisco. the lodge cuts include that we will be forced to shorten the school year by five days this year and nine days next year in addition to the substantial cuts that will be at school sites and for students. i want to encourage all of you to vote in the election. vo
presentations to the board of education superintendent report. superintendent carranza your thoughts for the evening. >> great thank you president yee. ladies and gentlemen and all of our parents listening at home. i wish you a good evening. thank you for being here in the board room. just a few thoughts to share with you. we are coming upon a very special election in the next few weeks and people will have an opportunity to vote and as you're deciding on candidates and ballot measures to...
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in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the teachers' unions give money to the guide that is going to take care of them. argue with me? -- argue with me? -- are you with me? when you look at the chinese and see how bright they are, and they have a huge population, 1.2 billion. that is a giant population. we have 310 million. the sheer size of their population, it is interesting they are getting the best- educated people because of a number of symbols you have to learn about all these other things, and we know what we have to do. we just do not do it. my advice would be, if i have an opportunity, let's quit talking about it and just do it. >> you had said when you were comptroller general tried to call att
in education that are needed for education. >> we spend double per person to educate k through 12, double other nations. we do the same thing in health care. we get below-average results. when you get below-average results, the answer is not to throw more money at the system. it is to read engineer the system. during more money at a system that is getting those kinds of results is called in sanity. >> it is all about politics. the teachers' unions give money to the guide that is...
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so, how will youth, educators and parent community educators be involved in the process and evaluation? everyone needs to have a say in the process in order for it to work. if this is done right we have an opportunity to further mend the relationship continues and the police and to create [speaker not understood]. i ask all of you to join us in building a safe and healthy community with shared responsibility, one which acknowledges that police are partction of the equation and ensuring that youth are part of the solution. we're youth educators and police to act, create mutual [speaker not understood] rather than. thank you, i'm sorry, thank you. >> thank you. i'm sorry. (applause) * part. >>> good evening, my name is laura, i'm the statewide education rights director for council law center and we appreciate the time actually the superintendent, special superintendent has taken in pulling input from the community on this important m-o-u. at public council we have represented and provided support to thousands of students who have been pushed out of school and into the school to prison pi
so, how will youth, educators and parent community educators be involved in the process and evaluation? everyone needs to have a say in the process in order for it to work. if this is done right we have an opportunity to further mend the relationship continues and the police and to create [speaker not understood]. i ask all of you to join us in building a safe and healthy community with shared responsibility, one which acknowledges that police are partction of the equation and ensuring that...
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as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten through 8, out of school time and work with students who are in ninth grade through 12th grade. our funding also supports family services, wellness, health and nutrition, violence prevention and intervention. you also see system support. we work very closely with the school district to fund item such as transportation, [speaker not understood], athletics. we have a public engagement effort and evaluation internally. our funds are targeted for all youth across san francisco and the at the same time we also want to be able to narrow it to specific neighborhoods and ethnic groups w
as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten...
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so, it's something that if you wanted to look specifically at education, you could look at the education recommendations and see what was done or not done. we created subcommittees within that and the subcommittees each came up with their own goals. and, so, the education subcommittee, i'll just tell you really quickly, they wanted more academic support funding. they wanted more round credit recovery, develop an outreach database around academicses and education to really look at not just what the city funds, but what else is out there, what are the resources that could be availed to folks. and then there are some other ones that again, you can look at those and see what that looks like. this summer they started a human rights commission initiated a brown bag series. again, understanding that it's not just about the school district, it's not just about home, but the importance of networking and making connections and having a context. when we start talking to people about the importance of school and education, if we have generations of folks who have maybe not graduated from high school
so, it's something that if you wanted to look specifically at education, you could look at the education recommendations and see what was done or not done. we created subcommittees within that and the subcommittees each came up with their own goals. and, so, the education subcommittee, i'll just tell you really quickly, they wanted more academic support funding. they wanted more round credit recovery, develop an outreach database around academicses and education to really look at not just what...
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education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and latinos, if parents would have their choice to be able to choose for their children what schools to go to instead of being stuck in the failed schools. >> and the -- >> wait, shy not have been given public money to send my son to private school. we need to support our public schools and improve the education that vast majority of children are getting in those public schools. >> but why not give -- >> do all colleges and universities use affirmative action, didn't uc system drop 'purpletive action and -- affirmative action and participate pans of
education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and...
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every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better understanding, i've got? some concrete solutionses that the unified school district is going to be implementing to help combat these high drop-out rates. * i've heard some solutions today about the partnerships that you've passed, that -- partnerships with the city and the cbos and i've heard about a through g requirementses. i agree like many other members, a through g should be the standard no matter what. i do remember when i came through, i graduated -- there were some students who did finish with a through g and some didn't but still were able to graduate. so, my original question
every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better...
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brown versus the board of education. vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >>> tonight we are taking a second look at earl warren one of the most popular governors in california history. he was elected to the state's top job three times in 1942, 1946 and 1950. he was so highly regarded that in 1946 he won the republican democratic and independent primaries and was unopposed in the general election. one of warren's major achievements at governor was to reform the prison system. bob mackenzie gives us a look at how two of the oldest california prisons changed at that
brown versus the board of education. vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from...
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right now, 47 of them, housed in the federal government, reporting to eight differen agencies, overhead is overwhelming, we have to get dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to create jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation, we ought to bring the tax rates down. i a i do for corporates and individuals. but i also lower deductions, credits, exemptions, so you take in the same money for growth. the third area, energy. production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. but not due to his policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land. not on government land. on government land, your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them. and also get the oil from offshore and alaska, and i'll bring that pipeline in
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right now, 47 of them, housed in the federal government, reporting to eight differen agencies, overhead is overwhelming, we have to get dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to create jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation, we ought to bring the tax rates down. i a i do for corporates and individuals. but i also lower...
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this classroom a glimpse of the future of public education. it is not green hair that will make the difference. kids here share ipads to learn math and other subjects. once considered a luxury will become a nessesty to -- necessity. >> we are not a rich school but we were able to get access for some students. >> reporter: schools with a high are ratio will be able to offer students more opportunity to take achievement tests. the bottom line, wealthier schools will get to pick their highest scores or those that are challenged will only get one chance to take the test. >> it is giving us the tools and techniques that our children will be able to compete globally. >> reporter: gone are the days where kids bubble in answers. teachers will encourage them to back up their responses with arguments as to how they came to a conclusion. students will not only have to learn theory but be asked to apply their knowledge to real world examples. some worry a one size fits all approach with guidelines enforced by the state board of education -- >> typically a
this classroom a glimpse of the future of public education. it is not green hair that will make the difference. kids here share ipads to learn math and other subjects. once considered a luxury will become a nessesty to -- necessity. >> we are not a rich school but we were able to get access for some students. >> reporter: schools with a high are ratio will be able to offer students more opportunity to take achievement tests. the bottom line, wealthier schools will get to pick their...
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right now, 47 of them, housed in the federal government, reporting to eight different agencies, overhead is overwhelming, we have to get dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to create jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation, we ought to bring the tax rates down. i do for corporates and individuals. but i also lower deductions, credits, exemptions, so you take in the same money for growth. the third area, energy. production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. but not due to his policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land. not on government land. on government land, your administration has cut the number of permits anlicenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them. and also get the oil from offshore and alaska, and i'll bring that pipeline in from
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right now, 47 of them, housed in the federal government, reporting to eight different agencies, overhead is overwhelming, we have to get dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to create jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation, we ought to bring the tax rates down. i do for corporates and individuals. but i also lower...
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we have to focus on our educational system. not every kid is as lucky as mine to be in an awesome public system. most are not. maybe there's a better way to do this other than rushing them out the door two years early. >> hold on. they're not rushing people out the door. >> jim, you're a money guy. states are on notice, big-time notice, they've got huge budgett deficits. >> right. >> why wouldn't this help the state's bottom line? this is happening in arizona, where property taxes are next to nothing anymore, because there's no housing market anymore. why wouldn't this be a good thing? >> it is a good thing. i haven't heard one single good argument why not to do this. you're not rushing kids through, you're allowing them to rush through if they so desire. that's what this is supposed to be about. kids that can advance should advance if they want to. if it saves money all the better. why not save money if you can if it's improving the lots of kids that want to achieve. we should reward achievement in this country. this is a good
we have to focus on our educational system. not every kid is as lucky as mine to be in an awesome public system. most are not. maybe there's a better way to do this other than rushing them out the door two years early. >> hold on. they're not rushing people out the door. >> jim, you're a money guy. states are on notice, big-time notice, they've got huge budgett deficits. >> right. >> why wouldn't this help the state's bottom line? this is happening in arizona, where...
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myself and my piers at the movement program have gone and educated -- been educated on the m-o-u. . i feel there are a few missing details such as the school resource officers being involved at the school community by helping put together programs on campus and/or being involved as a regular on the school campus. * i feel the youth know the officer more as a person it would create a bigger sense of security and it's the goal of mutual respect is to be met, i feel that the youth should see that the officer is putting in some initiative to really get to know the person and to make them feel protected instead of feeling being profiled or judged. the person i have gotten to know a few officers as people and i have a higher respect for them because i know them and i understand that they are people and they're only here to do their job. that's important for all youth to understand and to youth. another issue i have with the m-o-u is youth should be involved in the training of officers that will interact with us on campus. this way we can put in our own input to make their job easier on ca
myself and my piers at the movement program have gone and educated -- been educated on the m-o-u. . i feel there are a few missing details such as the school resource officers being involved at the school community by helping put together programs on campus and/or being involved as a regular on the school campus. * i feel the youth know the officer more as a person it would create a bigger sense of security and it's the goal of mutual respect is to be met, i feel that the youth should see that...
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education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the economy, what are the biggest concerns facing the latino community and what is being done about it. we'll be right back with more "beyond the headlines." >> reporter: welcome back to "beyond the headlines," i'm lyanne melendez. you are watching a special edition in celebration of hispanic heritage month. our next topic is the economy, jobs. now according to the u.s. department of labor, the august report of the unemployment rate of latinos reached 10.3%, that is more than 2% higher than the national average. can i ask you all how we can explain those numbers? >> this recession has
education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the...
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education isn't. that is mess eed up. >> i want to come in on that. i'm all in favor of stem education but just think about the high school drop out problem in america. we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> america's big problem is the teachers aren't paid enough so they're not motivated enough and they're not trained enough. >> go to any college or university campus this is the cradle of innovation. this is where facebook came from, twitter, google. everything we think of came from apple, yahoo. it's coming from here. this is where the republicans need to address immigration policies. you go to college campus and you'll see people from korea, china. you'll see people from asia, people from latin america. this is the country which everyone criticizes and yet wants to immigrate. >> thanks again to president clinton and my panelist. that's all for us tonight. good night. i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit
education isn't. that is mess eed up. >> i want to come in on that. i'm all in favor of stem education but just think about the high school drop out problem in america. we have 28% of our young people in this country who aren't graduating. 28%. >> america's big problem is the teachers aren't paid enough so they're not motivated enough and they're not trained enough. >> go to any college or university campus this is the cradle of innovation. this is where facebook came from,...
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy. but our training programs right now, we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government, reporting to eight different agencies, overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to getting the training they need for jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do, both for corporations and for individuals. but in order for us not to lose revenue -- now, if the government ran out of money, i also lowered exemptions and credits and deductions so we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth. the third area, energy. energy is critical, and the president pointed out critically that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. but not due to his policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happene
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy. but our training programs right now, we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government, reporting to eight different agencies, overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to getting the training they need for jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i...
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there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was a geologist. i thought i would be a great geologist. i got laid off. i would still be a geologist. it turned out i was not that good a geologist. not too much fun to say but the facts are the facts. i was 20 times better running restaurants that i was a geologist. i had a much happier -- i tell a lot of my friends by not being willing to allow natural turnover, competition and success, it you are condemning 15 or 25% of the teachers to not fighting the joy they should have the opportunity to find. those kinds -- that will be the real compet
there is a bunch of ways to address education. great teachers more than parent involvement or anything, you put a great teacher in front of a kid, they work miracles. i think our goal is to say that we're going to fix education. we're working statewide to begin to implement. we do not want them filling out multiple choice tests but you have to measure the effectiveness of a teacher. our goal is sitting down with the union and having them at the table to say, how do you help us figure out, i was...
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they pick up the education kids who states were not addressing. for example special education. education of kids of migrant workers. english language learners. that's programs are essential to make sure every child gets the education opportunity that they deserve. i think another role that the federal government should play a bigger part in is doing the research. they ought to be the center of really good, solid education research. why in the world would you have states do that all on their own? be the center for that. another thing that the federal government has done is really tried to level the playing field whether you're talking about elementary secondary -- elementary secondary education act or back when i was growing up, the national defense education act that had loans so that kids could go to college. the pell grant program, all of that is to level the playing field. it really shouldn't matter -- your economic status as to whether or not you have an opportunity for post-high school education. that shouldn't be the determining factor. it ought to be there for everyone.
they pick up the education kids who states were not addressing. for example special education. education of kids of migrant workers. english language learners. that's programs are essential to make sure every child gets the education opportunity that they deserve. i think another role that the federal government should play a bigger part in is doing the research. they ought to be the center of really good, solid education research. why in the world would you have states do that all on their...
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let seniors and the best way to prevent crime is by education. cases like these can grow exponentially, especially if thieves are successful, it spreads. and the only way to stop that is to let folks know individually and by a group. we have been doing a lot of elder abuse, financial abuse education starting in may for elder abuse awareness month. we were in the tenderloin and did a forum on elder abuse at the self help for the elderly's downtown senior center. we did a merchant walk and self-help in a subforum in chinatown. we have worked with groups like asian pacific islander, adult protective services, cameron house, adult protective services, sf safe and another group, asian-american community center and the police department to help seniors understand don't give over your jewelry or your money, it is not a good idea. we have had four forums, the first in may in chinatown; we had a second in chinatown; a third in the outer sunset and yesterday visitation vaolly. -- valley. every one have been jammed packed. we estimate we have educated over
let seniors and the best way to prevent crime is by education. cases like these can grow exponentially, especially if thieves are successful, it spreads. and the only way to stop that is to let folks know individually and by a group. we have been doing a lot of elder abuse, financial abuse education starting in may for elder abuse awareness month. we were in the tenderloin and did a forum on elder abuse at the self help for the elderly's downtown senior center. we did a merchant walk and...
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so, going forward what i'd really like to see is just really more education, more education, education with kids, with property owners around their responsibilities, with folks that get caught doing vandalism and grab feet and also education with the arts -- on avenues for people to express their creativity and that kind of thing. so. >> thank you, mr. giusti. i've seen you at many events. i appreciate your work and passion and for serving since its inception. glad that you're still here. just a quick question. do you happen to be a property owner in san francisco? >>> yes, i am, i'm in district 8, yes. >> and you own property? >>> i own a condo. >> i just ask because in seat 15 you do not need to be a property owner. >>> right. >> so i'm just wondering if we can do a little work here. can i just bring up mr. lindner again, please? actually the other requirement of the seat, whether it's 14 or 15, even if we switched you around is that you must represent a business that operates in san francisco. so, do you operate -- do you represent a business that operates in san francisco? i saw yo
so, going forward what i'd really like to see is just really more education, more education, education with kids, with property owners around their responsibilities, with folks that get caught doing vandalism and grab feet and also education with the arts -- on avenues for people to express their creativity and that kind of thing. so. >> thank you, mr. giusti. i've seen you at many events. i appreciate your work and passion and for serving since its inception. glad that you're still here....
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations anr individuals. but in order for not to lose revenue and have the government run out of money i lower deductions and credits and exempt yons so we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth. the third area, energy, energy is critical and the president pointed out correctly that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. but not due to his policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land.
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations...
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so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so, just to get back to also what our deputy superintendent is saying, we are trying to upset the culture that we've had for many decades in the school district. as you know it is like turning the titanic around. it is hard to change a culture. it is hard to change an infrastructure that is very, very traditional in this district. and, so, i think that these small gains that we've made -- and i think we have made some gains but i just want to say when you look at the overall achievement gap, i think that's what we need to really look at. we have a
so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so,...
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education. it means that governor romney talked about medicaid and how we could send it back to the states but effectively, that means a 30% cut in the primary program we have for kids with disabilities, seniors in nursing homes. that is not a right strategy. >> way over the two minutes. >> sorry. >> governor, will you support simpson bowls? >> the president should have grabbed that -- >> do you support that? >> i have my own plan. not the same. but in my view, the president should have grabbed it, if he wanted to make adjustments to it, take it, go to congress, fight for you. >> that's what we've done. made adjustments to it and we're putting it to congress right now. >> you've been president four years. you said you'd cut the deficit in half, it's four years later, we still have trillion dollar deficits. we'll have it each of the next four years. if you are re-elected, we'll get to a trillion dollar debt. you have said before you'd cut the deficit in half. and i love this idea of $4 trillion i
education. it means that governor romney talked about medicaid and how we could send it back to the states but effectively, that means a 30% cut in the primary program we have for kids with disabilities, seniors in nursing homes. that is not a right strategy. >> way over the two minutes. >> sorry. >> governor, will you support simpson bowls? >> the president should have grabbed that -- >> do you support that? >> i have my own plan. not the same. but in my...
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that lets us find great cars, educate the owners, educate the renters, and ensure there is the right balance and variety of cars. if you look on the site in san francisco, you will literally see cars all over the place. it is all over the bay area. you are seeing cars sharing happening in places it never had before. we worked with the city to see if there were any ways we could get out the word. we hope to work with existing programs or be added as an additional transportation solution. in general, we like to involve the city and city leaders in our announcement of coming to market, and it has been working really well. >> i know you have community managers all over the globe. what's going on there? >> airbnb goes to network effects. we are all over in -- we are already in 19 cities all over the world. we just provide the tools on line, and local residents throughout the world decide they want to be part of the movement and part of airbnb and list their homes on the site, and local travelers decide they want to go somewhere and look for those. the amazing thing is it is really driven
that lets us find great cars, educate the owners, educate the renters, and ensure there is the right balance and variety of cars. if you look on the site in san francisco, you will literally see cars all over the place. it is all over the bay area. you are seeing cars sharing happening in places it never had before. we worked with the city to see if there were any ways we could get out the word. we hope to work with existing programs or be added as an additional transportation solution. in...
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have a more focused education? >> no. i would actually point to a university and say, you need to make this aore worthwhile experience for students. i just think of my own education as one that was very dedicated toward the receipt of grades and degrees. and i love learning. clearly in order to do what i've done for a living. you ave to rebut your brains out. is thaan easy job if you don't enjoy learning and the deaths of your own education. so the fact that i had such a terrible time in school, have very little to do with grades. i got fine grades. but i felt, we are not really here to learn. we are here to be graded, and that is what alienated me. i went to schools to find ways to balance. gerri: the fascinating story. very interesting stuff. you open u a widow out of whole world that a lot of parents wish they knew about earlier. thank you for coming on. >> thank you so much for having me. gerri: still to come, my "2 cents more" on britney home the bacon. next among stocks surging again on wall street. will the rally l
have a more focused education? >> no. i would actually point to a university and say, you need to make this aore worthwhile experience for students. i just think of my own education as one that was very dedicated toward the receipt of grades and degrees. and i love learning. clearly in order to do what i've done for a living. you ave to rebut your brains out. is thaan easy job if you don't enjoy learning and the deaths of your own education. so the fact that i had such a terrible time in...
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retired educator. as a parent i have observed that we are not preparing our students for our children to compete in the global market. and i really would like to see more of our students major in science, math, technology and engineering. also, as -- i'm sorry. also as a retired educator i have prepared myself for a second career, and that is as an etiquette consultant. this is one area that is missing with those children, most professionals or whatever who may not know how to put their best foot forward and present themselves in a professional w way. >> my name is mark h. woman. i've been in purchasing management -- mark. i've been in purchasing management for 30 years and against the strength i could give to children is the art of negotiation, but not where you just beat the other guy, but where you do a win-win situation, where both sides win and you both walk away from the table feeling good about the affect that you, or the goods and services you choose negotiated. >> i tutor second graders in rea
retired educator. as a parent i have observed that we are not preparing our students for our children to compete in the global market. and i really would like to see more of our students major in science, math, technology and engineering. also, as -- i'm sorry. also as a retired educator i have prepared myself for a second career, and that is as an etiquette consultant. this is one area that is missing with those children, most professionals or whatever who may not know how to put their best...
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we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system and my grandfather actually one of the first people that i was told to originate the education code he would be turning over in his grave to see that it was 5,000 pages more than any other state, texas is next with 3,000. we have to have sacramento stop from tying up our schools from making decisions and i think that we have to encourage good teachers and career paths and higher compensations because there are great, talented teachers. we have to have 100 percent transparency in budget and have the schools that are funded. funding so complicated that no one can explain it simply. we have to do a host of meas
we need to make sure that we invest in education. education is the way that we grow our economy. and it is the way that we grow our jobs and to make sure that we invest in all of the future. i was an investment. >> california invested in me and my education. >> mr. bryer, how do we get that great reputation back for great education. >> the first thing is that i agree that we have to fund our schools, first and foremost, that is not enough. we have to improve our school system...